ETYM Cf. French and German gecko; -- so called from the sound which the animal utters.
Any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless.
Kind of small harmless lizard of warm regions.
Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. Geckos are common worldwide in warm climates, and have large heads and short, stout bodies. Many have no eyelids. Their adhesive toe pads enable them to climb vertically and walk upside down on smooth surfaces in their search for flies, spiders, and other prey.
The Texas banded gecko Coleonyx brevis, 12 cm/4.5 in long, is unusual in that it has no toe pads. + prikaži više